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Norman Houston(1887-1958)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Actor
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Norman Houston was born on 21 August 1887 in Dennison, Texas, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Exposure (1932), Battle of Broadway (1938) and Hearts and Spangles (1926). He died on 26 October 1958 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
BornAugust 21, 1887
DiedOctober 26, 1958(71)
BornAugust 21, 1887
DiedOctober 26, 1958(71)
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Known for

Walter Byron, Mary Kornman, Lila Lee, and Pat O'Malley in Exposure (1932)
Exposure
5.5
  • Writer
  • 1932
Brian Donlevy, Gypsy Rose Lee, and Victor McLaglen in Battle of Broadway (1938)
Battle of Broadway
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1938
Wanda Hawley and J.P. Lockney in Hearts and Spangles (1926)
Hearts and Spangles
  • Writer
  • 1926
James Bush, Jack Cheatham, Ray Walker, and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams in Crashing Through Danger (1936)
Crashing Through Danger
4.7
  • Writer
  • 1936

Credits

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Writer

  • Desert Passage (1952)
    Desert Passage
    5.7
    • written by
    • 1952
  • Linda Douglas, Tim Holt, and Richard Martin in Target (1952)
    Target
    5.8
    • written by
    • 1952
  • Tim Holt, Richard Martin, and Noreen Nash in Road Agent (1952)
    Road Agent
    6.0
    • Writer
    • 1952
  • Joan Dixon, Tim Holt, Mauritz Hugo, and Richard Martin in Pistol Harvest (1951)
    Pistol Harvest
    5.9
    • written by
    • 1951
  • Tim Holt, Richard Martin, and Jane Nigh in Rio Grande Patrol (1950)
    Rio Grande Patrol
    6.0
    • story and screenplay
    • 1950
  • Tim Holt, Richard Martin, and Jane Nigh in Border Treasure (1950)
    Border Treasure
    5.9
    • written by
    • 1950
  • Tim Holt, Richard Martin, Lynne Roberts, Robert Shayne, and Regis Toomey in Dynamite Pass (1950)
    Dynamite Pass
    5.8
    • written by
    • 1950
  • Tim Holt, Richard Martin, and Jacqueline White in Riders of the Range (1950)
    Riders of the Range
    6.2
    • written by
    • 1950
  • Tim Holt, Richard Martin, and Movita in The Mysterious Desperado (1949)
    The Mysterious Desperado
    6.5
    • original screenplay
    • 1949
  • Tim Holt, Marjorie Lord, and Richard Martin in Masked Raiders (1949)
    Masked Raiders
    6.4
    • written by
    • 1949
  • Robert Bray, Jeff Donnell, and Tim Holt in Stagecoach Kid (1949)
    Stagecoach Kid
    6.0
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1949
  • Virginia Cox and Tim Holt in Brothers in the Saddle (1949)
    Brothers in the Saddle
    6.2
    • original screenplay
    • 1949
  • Tim Holt, Martha Hyer, and Richard Martin in Gun Smugglers (1948)
    Gun Smugglers
    6.0
    • original screenplay
    • 1948
  • Tim Holt and Nan Leslie in Indian Agent (1948)
    Indian Agent
    6.3
    • original screenplay
    • 1948
  • Myrna Dell, Tim Holt, and Richard Martin in Guns of Hate (1948)
    Guns of Hate
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 1948

Director

  • Walter Byron, Mary Kornman, Lila Lee, and Pat O'Malley in Exposure (1932)
    Exposure
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1932
  • Copy (1929)
    Copy
    5.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 1929
  • The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
    The Hollywood Revue of 1929
    5.6
    • Director, some skits (uncredited)
    • 1929

Actor

  • Ben Lyon and Helen Twelvetrees in Frisco Waterfront (1935)
    Frisco Waterfront
    5.2
    • Johnson (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Jimmy Aubrey, Monte Carter, George Cleveland, Norman Houston, Charles Starrett, George E. Stone, and Guy Usher in Make a Million (1935)
    Make a Million
    5.8
    • Moxey
    • 1935
  • Robert Armstrong and Maxine Doyle in The Mystery Man (1935)
    The Mystery Man
    5.6
    • T. Fulton Whistler
    • 1935

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 21, 1887
    • Dennison, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • October 26, 1958
    • Los Angeles County, California, USA
  • Other works
    Playwright: "The Love Bandit" (filmed as The Love Bandit (1924)).

Did you know

  • Trivia
    From 1921-1926 Houston was active on Broadway as an actor, writer and director (see 'other works').

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